Overalls



April 19, 1932.

Y J. E. JOHANNESEN OVERALLS Filed Sept. 12. 1930 2 Sheets-She'et 1 INVENTOR W MM H 0 JY E B m/ WM April 9, 1932- I J. E. JOHANNESEN 1,854,262-

OVERALLS Filed Sept. 12, 19:50 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR JOH/l/V f. JOHA/V VfJE/V nwwwe ATTORNEY-5 Patented Apr; 19, 1932 JOHN E. JOHANHEBIEN', BROOKLYN, NEW YORK OVERALLS Application filed September 12, 1980. Serial No. 481,540 a This invention relates to improvements in garments, and has more partlcular relation I to workmens garments generally referred to as overalls.

The object of the invention is to provide a arment which may be instantly adjusted to e slipped on or .oil', and to have different portions of it adjustable after it is on, and at the same time to provide a garment of pleas- 1o ing appearance.

' Another object of the invention is toprovide agarment of the character specified'that is secured by the so-called slide fasteners so that it will not accidentally become unfastened by the exertions of the workman.

The invention consists in cutting the transer and body sections with an 0 en seam along the side from the side pocket hne to the neck, and securing this open seam by the two members of a slide "fastener, this fastener being concealed when in its closed condition.

The invention further consists of a garment having a slide fastener secured opening along the front body portion so that it may be put on, and-a slide fastener secured seat portion with protecting flaps for concealing the slide fasteners.

The invention consists further of other structures, all of which -will'be hereinafter more particularly set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification:

Figure 1 re resents a side elevation of a garment embo ymg the present invention in 5 use. p

Figure 2 represents a rear elevation of the same. V

Figure 3 represents a broken rear elevation with the seat portion open.

Figure 4 represents a front elevation of a modified form of the garment intended for a young boy, and

Figure 5 represents a broken rear elevation of the garment shown in Figure 4.

Described in general terms, the invention consists ofa sleeveless overall made of suitable material and constructed so that it may be put on by an open seam along one side of the body portion, this seam being secured by the so-called slide fastener with a protecting and concealing flap over it.

The trouser portion of the garment, which is in one with the body or waistportion, is provided as shown in Figure 3, with a triangular flap at the rear, this flap being provided along its fastening edges with slide fastener elements, and the com anion slide fastener element being attache to the main portion of the trouser, suitable protecting flaps for the slide connectors and for the slide fastener being provided to conceal them when the garment is in use. v

Described in detail, 1 represents the front of the body section 29. This, as best shown in Figure 1, is open as at 30 from the V-neck to the point 27 below the waist band on the side, of the trouser, so that the garment may be opened along this line. This opening permits the workman to step into the trouser portion 28, and then place his arms through the sleeveless armholes 29. o

One member of the slide fastener 2 is secured to one section of the front, while the remaining member of'theslide fastener is secured along the edge of the companion member of the front by sewing or otherwise. This slide fastener is of an ordinary wellknown construction comprising two metallic .hook members which are pulled into interlocking relation by slide fasteners 11 and 12 such as shown in Figure 3. Ais this fastener is old and well known in the art, no further description of it is thought to be necessary. As one member of the slide attachment at this point is applied on the underside of the upper body portion,-it, of course, will be concealed when the slide fastener is drawn to its upper end to pull the two parts together'. A snap fastener is attached to'the two meeting portions at 19 so as to additionally fasten the front member down over the slide fastener and concealthe latter.

The usual breast pocket 31 is attachedtothe front of the 'body portion as shown in Figure 1.

The trouser portion of the garment is formed in the usual manner with the exception that at the rear, as shown in Figure 3, a tnangularflap is arranged, having slide members 14. These slide members coact with companion slide members 4 secured to interior flaps 7 and 8 so that when the slide fasteners 11 and 12 are drawn upward, the triangular portion 13 will be secured firmly against the flaps 7 and 8 and form the seat of the trouser. This structure binds the flap 13 to the flaps 7 and 8 at a point slightly disthe trouser proper, the edges of the flaps are provided with snap fasteners 9 and 10 which snap into suitable companion fasteners attached to the flap 13. The rear parts of the portions 3 and 5 are provided with hip pockets 20 and 21 having buttoned flaps.

As the slide fasteners 11 and 12 might' cause the flaps 3 and 5 to bulge and pro ect and be unsightly, I provide a curved flap 17' secured at its upper ed e to the waist band 16 and having a glove astener 18 arranged to co-act with a companion fastener 15 arranged on the flap 13. By this means, the

flap 17 is secured down firmly in position over any unsightly bulge or any portion of the fasteners 11 and 12 thatmay profit beyond the flaps 3 and 5, and a neat and appearance given to the rear of the trousers.

\6 The waist band 16 is loose at one end and ,formed with a button hole so that it may be secured over a button 32- secured to the op osite ends of the waist band, after the slide astener 2 has been secured. This assists in holding the front loose flap in position, as thisflap projects to a point 27 below the waist line.

In the modified form'of my improved garments shown in Figures 4 and 5, and which is intended for the use of young boys as a playing overall, I form the'short trousers as shown, and the rear of the trousers as in Figures 3 and 5. The upper or. body portion, however, is divided on the line of the L-shaped band 24 so that the breast member 23 may be drawn over the shoulder from the rear, and buttoned down on the lower body member34.

In this particular form of garment, the body portion 1 at the right is only extended a short distance'above the waist line 16 as at 34, and is provided with suitable snappers 35 for engagement with the snappers on the breast portion 23. On the left hand side, 22, however, the body portion extends up over the left shoulder and is formed in the front with the l. shape band 24; which is provided with fasteners 35 engageable with similar fasteners on the breast portion 23. The slide fastener 2 in this instance extends from the right edge of the breast portion 22 at the shed end of the L shape fastener band down past the waist band, the right hand side pocket and to a point well down the side seam of the trouser leg.

Pockets 25 are arranged just above the waist band and are of the inside type, that is, the pocket itself is inside the overalls with the opening or flap on the outside. A suitable breast p'ocket 31 is sewed on to the breast section-22. v

The remainder ofthe boys overall-and the trousersection is constructed substantial- 1y as shown in the mens overall in Figures 1, 2, and 3. The slide fasteners along the line 2 in,this form ofthe invention are set substantially in the same manner as they are in the form shown in Figure 1 so that the outside flap will conceal the slide fastener underneath. J a

With the above constructiomif it is desired to remove the overalls, the snappers on the angular ,band' 24 are first opened, the slide fastener 2 then opened and the fasteners 35 on the band 24 then opened, which leaves the breast section 23 free to be thrown back over the shoulder when the boy can step out of the overall. In donning the garment, the reverse takes place, the breast section 23 being thrown over the right shoulder and secured to thesection 34 and the left'breast section 22 thefisecured in position and the slide fastener 2 closed. c It will be seen from the foregoing description that while these garments may be instantly put on or taken off, that after the slide fasteners are secured in position it is next to impossible for theni .to become accidentall unfastened.

Furt er, by the peculiar construction and arrangement of the .parts, and particularly the rear of the trouser the fasteners are completely concealed by their res ective flaps, and the whole garment'has a ed and neat appearance, in which the fastening or securing devices are covered in a Way to conceal their presence entirely.

Anyone not being familiar with the garment, upon lookingat it, would be puzzled to know just how it was secured'in position upon the wearer, as all the fasteners are completely concealed.

A further advantage of they application of the slide fasteners and strips is that while these are completely concealed, they at the same time are'kept out of contact with the clothing worn under the overall, and thus will not wear any shiny spots on the clothing or in any way damage it.

The construction also facilitates very rapid donning or putting off of the garment and very rapid adjustment of the different parts, as the slide fastener is of course one of the quickest known means of fastening flexible bodies together.- These slide fasteners, because of their peculiar characteristics and" their flexible construction, also do not interfere in any way with the movements of the wearer, and he is not conscious at any time of a complete metallic fastening of the separate parts of the garment.

Further, the most strenuous efforts of a workman wearing this overallycannot cause the fastener elements to accidentally separate, as the material of which the overalls are made would first tear before the fastener elements would let go their interlocking grip.

Applicant is of course aware that slide fasteners havev been used for securing clothing in position, but the peculiar construction and arrangement by applicant of the slide fasteners strips with their underlying and overlapping flaps for completely concealing them without in any Way interfering with formed with a triangular seat fiap with one apex at the waistline, of slide fastener strips applied along the meeting edges of the flap and trouser portions, flaps for covering the slide fastener strips along the edges of the triangular seat, and a horizontal curved flap secured to the waistband above the apex of the seat flap for covering the converging edges of the triangular seat, slide fastener strips and slide fasteners.

In testimon whereof I aflix my signature.

J HAN E. JOHANNESEN. 

